Show School Debate j 1 The first public entertainment of the literary society of the My Myton ton public school was held at the school house Yesterday afternoon The exercises consisted of recitations recitations recitations and songs by the pupils a short talk Ik by school by-school school ol trustee W IW and anda a debate between the boys of the literary society on the subject Resolved Resolved Re Resolved solved that W Washington was a greater mant man tham Lincoln Lincoln- ln H t I D ben arid and Jack Calvert appeared d. d for the affirmative side wh while le Clyde D Dart t Jr and Warren Od kirk held up the negative negative negative neg neg- y end Harold If opened ened up the I talk by reviewing g briefly the life of W W. Washington and and showing how all through his life he had proved himself to be loyal honest onest a and d patriotic Clyde I Dart followed Harold and gave a complete comi complete com com- i biographical sketch of the life of Lincoln Jack rt made th the speech of the lie afternoon he confined hims himself lf entirely t to to the proving that Washington Washing Washing- ton was the truest patriot greatest general and most loyal citizen that the United States had ever known Warren Warren War War- ren finished up the negative side of the question and brought J put ut a number of things to prove that Lincoln was a a. gre b greater ter man than Washington The judges consisting of Mrs R. R L. L Price C. C S. S Rice John Wootton H H. Calvert and C. C B. B Cook decided in favor avor of the affirmative unanimously I A large number of the parents attended attend attend- ed the meeting and seemed very well pleased with the progress that the children have made The interest taken taken taken tak tak- tak- tak en in the entertainment and in the debate shows the a alertness of the pupils as a whole whale wh le and everyone is proud of the Hie school and of its teachers |